Door-latching mechanism



AFB. ELLERY DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM Oct. 29, 1929.

Filed Jan. 6, 1928 INVENTOR ARTHUR E ELLERY- A TTORNEY Patented Oct. 29,1929 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR B, ELLERY, F AKRON, OHIODOOR-LATCHING MECHANISM Application filed January 6, 1928. Serial No.244,8el5.

This invention relates to door latching seeps out onto the face of thelatch. This mechanism, and while it is applicable to doors reservoir orwell is obtained by forming a of various kinds, it is particularlydesigned large hole 10 vertically in the latch from and intended forautomobile doors. The obwhich smaller openings 11 communicate with jectof the invention is to improve upon door the vertical face of the latch.The hole 55 latches of the type in which there is provided is filledwith an absorbent material, prefera sliding latch carried upon the doorand ably cotton, fibres of which may protrude designed to engage akeeper in the frame through the openings 11. The cotton issatsurrounding the door. urated with oil which seeps through the 10Latches of this type are apt to develop Openings and keeps a thin filmof oil on the 60 squeaks due to the fact that the latch rubs face of thelatch. In this manner the conagainst the side of the keeper while theautotacting surfaces of the latch and keeper are mobile is in motion,and it is for the purpose lubricated and the objectionable squeaking isof eliminating this objectionable squeaking obviated. that the presentdesign of latch has been What is claimed is: 65

made. 1. In a door latching mechanism, the com- In the drawings in whichthe preferred bination of a door and a frame, a sliding form of theinvention is shown, the details latch in the door and a keeper in theframe, of the door and latch operating mechanism the latch and keeperhaving vertical faces are nonessential and are shown merely as incontact when the door is closed, and having 70 illustrative of onemethod of mounting the a vertical well in the latch, said well beingimproved latch mechanism. open at the top and said latch being formed Ith d ings: with passageways leading from the well to Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a door With the vertical face of the latch, and anabsorbent the improved latching mechanism shown packing in the well. 75thereon; 2. In a holding device for vehicle doors, Figure 2 is a sectionon the line 22 of the combination of two members, one of which Fi 1;constitutes a relatively fixed striker plate an (1 Figures 3 and 4 aredetail views of the the other a horizontally reciprocable latch,

latch. means for mounting one of said members on 80 In the drawings, thedoor is indicated by the door j amb and the other on the free edge thenumeral 1 and the frame by the numeral of the door, said members havingvertical sur- 2. In the edge of the frame is attached the faces whichabut each other when the door usual striker plate or keeper 5 which isprois closed and latched, and means contained vided with the planesurfaces 6 against one within one of said members for applying a or theother of which the movable latch 7 thin film of lubricant directly tothe abutting bears. This latch is operated by the usual surface of theother member when the door handle and operating mechanism 8. is latched.

The latch 7 is provided with a vertical face ARTHUR B. ELLERY. 9 which,when the door is closed, contacts 90 with the vertical face 6 on thestriker plate. It is due to the rubbing of these two vertical faces thatsqueaks are developed.

My invention consists in providing a suitable lubricating means by whicha lubricant 95 will be supplied to the contacting faces of the latch andthe keeper. Different forms of devices for this purpose may bedeveloped, the particular form illustrated herein comprising a reservoirfor oil from which it

